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Over 245,000 teachers will miss their September salaries after their employer released the payroll showing that only 42,973 would be paid.

The Teachers Service Commission took the drastic step as the Court of Appeal on Thursday ordered teachers to return to work immediately.

Most of the teachers who will get their full pay are principals, their deputies and heads of department who were in school for the duration of the strike that started a month ago.

According to sources in the Teachers Service Commission, about 26,000 teachers in secondary schools have been paid, as have 9,000 primary school headteachers.

All teachers in technical institutes, teacher training colleges and special institutions have also been fully paid.

“The teachers would have been on the payroll after the Friday ruling when they were directed to report to duty, but they did not,” the source, who could not be named as he is not authorised to speak to the media, said.